SalsaTO.ca is wondering why Latin DJs play the music so friggin' loud and distort the sound so much that his his trouser legs vibrate in that sonic boom and why his ears ring for days - even with hearing protection? Any answers out there or is everyone else deaf too? Are the DJs so hearing impaired they have to crank it up loud so they themselves can hear it? Or is this something peculiar to the Salsa scene? Looking for opinions and observations folks! Let's 'hear' about your hearing experiences in the clubs people! Good, bad, ugly, distorted, deafening or quiet.. I went to a UofT Faculty of Music in Toronto Thursday evening before a latin event and marvelled about the music and the nuances that filled a hall without blasting me out onto the street. And this was a percussion recital too! The latin event later in the evening left my head ringing like a bell and two days later, my hearing is 'dull.' I'm having to ask people to say things again as I am not picking up their voice the first time around... And I wore hearing protection that night too. Any promoters want to weigh in on this... Would like to 'hear' from more DJs and even some musicians. Speak up so we can 'hear.'